A recent study shows that, “…as many as 98,000 hospitalized Americans die each year from results of errors in care delivery” (Hood, 2014, p.490). Many of these errors can be attributed to technological errors, but they can also arise from a lack of safe practices conducted by health professionals. Safety or safe practices in nursing can be briefly described as restricting patients from being exposed to any detrimental events that can cause adverse reaction to both the patient, as well as the nurse. Safety in the nursing profession is a critical aspect of making sure a patient is comfortable, in addition to making sure the patient and nurse are away from any form of impairment. Two out of the many essential ways in which nurses can promote
